¹Kui Iisrael oli noor, siis ma armastasin teda ja ma kutsusin oma poja Egiptusest.

¹“When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.

²Mida rohkem neid kutsuti, seda rohkem nad läksid eest ära, ohverdasid baalidele ja suitsutasid nikerdatud kujudele.

²They called to them, so they went from them. They sacrificed to the Baals, and burned incense to engraved images.

³Mina õpetasin Efraimi käima, võtsin nad oma kätele, aga nad ei mõistnud, et ma tahtsin neid terveks teha.

³Yet I taught Ephraim to walk. I took them by his arms; but they didn’t know that I healed them.

⁴Ma tõmbasin neid inimlike sidemetega, armastuse paeltega; ma olin neile nagu ikke kergitajaks nende kaela pealt; ma kummardasin nende juurde ja toitsin neid,

⁴I drew them with cords of a man, with ties of love; and I was to them like those who lift up the yoke on their necks; and I bent down to him and I fed him.

⁵et nad ei peaks tagasi minema Egiptusemaale. Aga nüüd peab Assur nende kuningaks olema, sest nad on tõrkunud pöördumast.

⁵“They won’t return into the land of Egypt; but the Assyrian will be their king, because they refused to repent.

⁶Sellepärast peab mõõk tantsima nende linnades, lõhkuma nende riivid ja neelama nad ära nende kavatsuste pärast.

⁶The sword will fall on their cities, and will destroy the bars of their gates, and will put an end to their plans.

⁷Minu rahval on kalduvus minust ära pöörduda: kuigi teda kutsutakse ülespoole, ometi ei tõuse neist ükski.

⁷My people are determined to turn from me. Though they call to the Most High, he certainly won’t exalt them.

⁸Kuidas ma annaksin sinu ära, Efraim, loovutaksin sinu, Iisrael? Kuidas ma teeksin sind Adma sarnaseks, talitaksin sinuga nagu Seboimiga? Mu süda muutub mu sees, ühtlasi ärkab mu halastus.

⁸“How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within me, my compassion is aroused.

⁹Ma ei tee teoks oma tulist viha, ma ei hävita enam Efraimi, sest ma olen Jumal, aga mitte inimene, ma olen su keskel Püha, ja ma ei tule põletama.

⁹I will not execute the fierceness of my anger. I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of you; and I will not come in wrath.

¹⁰Nad hakkavad käima Issanda järel, kes möirgab nagu lõvi. Kui tema möirgab, siis tulevad ta pojad värisedes mere poolt.

¹⁰They will walk after Yahweh, who will roar like a lion; for he will roar, and the children will come trembling from the west.

¹¹Nad tulevad Egiptusest värisedes nagu linnud ja Assurimaalt nagu tuvid. Ja mina luban neil elada nende oma kodades, ütleb Issand.

¹¹They will come trembling like a bird out of Egypt, and like a dove out of the land of Assyria; and I will settle them in their houses,” says Yahweh.

¹²Ephraim surrounds me with falsehood, and the house of Israel with deceit. Judah still strays from God, and is unfaithful to the Holy One.